Eric Clapton Documentary to Get One-Night-Only Theatrical Release This Month

Shawn Fernandes

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11.06.2017

A new documentary titled Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars, that chronicles the extraordinary life, career and legacy of one of rock’s foremost guitarists is scheduled to get a theatrical release on November 24.

The documentary, directed by Lili Fini Zanuck, had its world premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and will make its broadcast network debut in February 2018.

According to Richard Abramowitz president of Abramorama, which is distributing the film, “The breadth of Eric Clapton’s career — John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos — is impossible to be true and yet Lili Fini Zanuck’s brilliant film makes it clear that it is.” The film that The Hollywood Reporter calls, “"an unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life of the legendary musician”, also features archival footage, photographs, posters, handwritten letters, as well as interviews with Clapton, his family, friends and peers like B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison.